NEWS-LEDGER — NOV 26, 2014 – State officials conducted a sting operation Nov. 5-6 to catch people violating contractor laws. A total of 112 people may face criminal charges resulting from the sting, reports the California State License Board (CSLB). The sting took place in seven cities — including West Sacramento, where ten people were [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — OCT 22, 2014 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor Sarah Kirby-Gonzalez has been on the school board in West Sacramento for less than 18 months, following a victory in a special election held to fill a vacancy. She’d like four more years. “We have done some very good things,” Kirby-Gonzalez reports. “Just in [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — OCT 15, 2014 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor Editor’s note: during every local election, the News-Ledger newspaper endeavors to present to you an interview with each of the people running for office in West Sacramento. In this edition of our print newspaper, we carried an interview with city council candidate Jeff [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — AUG 13, 2014 – News-Ledger Staff The filing period for local candidates is over. Your local ballot in November will look something like this: Mayor Christopher Cabaldon, who has held his post since 2004, will run for another two-year term. But he will draw a challenger: Narinder Hundal, has also filed [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — Aug. 6, 2014 – The regular filing period for those interested in running for mayor, city council or school board in West Sacramento’s November ballot ends on Friday, Aug. 8. (The deadline will be extended for challengers by five days in any race in which an incumbent fails to file to [...]

Local school district doesn’t plan to build any news schools, but does hope to pay for some repairs and upgrades at West Sacramento campuses – NEWS-LEDGER — JULY 2, 2014 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor West Sacramento voters will be asked to approve a $49.8 million school bond on the November 4 general election [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — JUNE 26, 2014 – West Sacramento’s school district tonight will discuss putting a $49.8 million bond on the November 4 ballot, where it would need 55 percent of the vote to succeed. The money would be used to help fund a lengthy list of repairs and upgrades to facilities in the Washington [...]